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NBA Playoffs: Chris Bosh By The Numbers

Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat was held to only nine points in each of the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Indiana Pacers. But Bosh exploded for 25 points in the Heat’s 102-90 victory Monday night. Bosh got the Heat off to a fast start scoring the first eight points of the game and finished the first half with 17 points in a game the Heat never trailed. The Heat now lead the series three games to one and are one win away from matching the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics as the only NBA franchises to appear in four straight NBA Finals.

Bosh entered the NBA with the Toronto Raptors as the fourth overall pick in the celebrated 2003 draft that also included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade among the first five picks. Those four players have combined for 36 All-Star game selections (the other top five pick, Darko Milicic, finished his career with a scoring average of six points per game). Bosh joined the Heat as a free agent in 2010 with a six-year, $110 million contract, which matched the deal James signed to join the Heat that summer in his infamous “Decision.”

Bosh remains the Raptors’ all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks, but has had to take a back seat to his more celebrated teammates in Miami. Bosh averaged more than 22 points per game during each of his last five year in Toronto, but has not reached 19 points per game in any of his four years in Miami. James and Wade are two of the most marketable athletes in the world and earn $42 million (James) and $12 million (Wade) annually off the court. It is harder for Bosh to break through with endorsements as the third wheel on the team, although Bosh has deals with Nike and Phiten that help him generate $2 million annually in off-court income. The future of Miami’s Big Three will be the biggest storyline of the NBA summer. Bosh, James and Wade can all opt out of their current contracts with the Heat.

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